E D I T O R ' S Q U E S T I O N
MEHDI PARYAVI, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATA CENTER AUTHORITY( IDCA)
The evolution of suitability practices is based on a set of preliminary assumptions about the data centre itself as well as the workloads it is supposed to cater to.
Without repeating the redundant efficiency recipes that have been repeatedly circulated for years, here is a condense breakdown of overarching key points when it comes to the evolution of data centre sustainability:
The core – The core of suitability which is rarely ever talked about, is the lack of understanding of the actual need.
To date, this key element remains the most lagging area of inefficiency. Data centres are either under-estimated, or overspeculated, and in both cases, we are losing efficiency. When you run a chiller at less than 30 % of its capable load you are burning up to three( 3x) times the energy through that chiller.
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